Module manager: Celia Tsui
Email: Y.S.Tsui@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module will introduce you to the practices of web design and production in digital communication. It will familiarise you with the building blocks of the web, their semantic and aesthetic meaning and their relationships with the architecture of the internet. The module allows you to develop skills in professional and standards-compliant web development, apply design principles in the context of the web, and engage with user research, all of which are fundamental to becoming a digital professional.
This module aims to develop industry standard best practice and skills in the design and creation of web sites and other digital interfaces. It illustrates the importance of international standards with regard to usability and accessibility as well as technological platform independence. It aims to show how creative flair can be combined with industry standards to create professional quality products.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:-
1. Describe the principles of human-computer interaction (HCI) that apply to interface design on the web;
2. Identify the different styles of interaction within certain situations and class of user;
3. Critically analyse the effectiveness of a variety of web-based graphical user interfaces;
4. Write code to create original digital interfaces such as websites which conform to professional standards of usability, accessibility and interface design;
5. Utilise basic digital media infrastructures for online publication, such as hosting software, or local, remote and cloud file systems.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
6. Communication and Research Skills – The ability to find, assess and organise information across a variety of formats and communicate this information effectively in a written evaluation.
7. Digital Proficiency – The ability to use digital software to design and publish a website to achieve specific goals, according to a set brief.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Demonstration | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tutorials | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Practical | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 167 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 33 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Weekly tasks in workshops provide an informal method of monitoring students and giving feedback on progress and understanding.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Evaluative Report | 30 |
| Assignment | Digital Portfolio | 20 |
| Assignment | Website Redesign | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 1/17/2025
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